Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Santa Mônica

Sunrise in Santa Mônica today is at 07:08:26 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:53:49 PM, giving Santa Mônica 10h 45min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:43:30 AM and ends at 06:18:45 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Santa Mônica or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Santa Mônica. Get a full year of light data with the printable Santa Mônica Photography Planner 2026.

Santa Mônica lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Santa Mônica receives 13.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:43 AM and sunset at 07:17 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 10.7 hours — a difference of 2.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 27 at 05:38, while the latest sunset falls around January 16 at 19:23. The evening golden hour in Santa Mônica lasts about 48 minutes in summer and 48 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.